sousa

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proper noun

A surname from Portuguese.

OriginPortuguese Sousa ← Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa →
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Meanings

sousa1

nounsousa (plural sousas)

plural sousas

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of sousaphone.

Sousa2

proper nounSousa (plural Sousas)

plural Sousas

  1. A surname from Portuguese.

Origin

  1. Old Galician-PortugueseSousa
  2. PortugueseSousa
  3. EnglishSousa

Borrowed from Portuguese Sousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ossausauso
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APA

sousa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sousa

MLA

“sousa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sousa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sousa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sousa.

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